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W.a.s.p. - W.A.S.P. - Babylon Babylon was a city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, south of Baghdad. It is also believed the origin of the four horsemen as depicted on the cover of the new W.A.S.P. album. For somebody who started his career with 'Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)', this is quite a deep subject matter. Yes, it has been touched before by Metallica, Lawless however seems to dedicate the entire album to it. They have done concept albums before. With The Crimson Idol, they were at the pinnacle of their career. Every subsequent release... OPETH - SOILWORK To Enter Studio In January Swedish metallers SOILWORK will enter the studio in January to begin recording their new album for a late spring release via Nuclear Blast Records. The long-awaited follow-up to 2007's "Sworn To A Great Divide" will be produced by guitarist Peter Wichers and mixed by Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA, PARADISE LOST, BLOODBATH). Drums will be tracked at Echo Mountain in Asheville, North Carolina while the rest of the recording is set to take place in Tampa, Florida and the mix at Fascination Street in Örebro, Sweden. SOILWORK's as-yet-untitled eighth album will be the first to feature Wichers since his return to the... Kiss - Kiss - Sonic Boom Kiss has released a new album and it sounds exactly like…Kiss! What else do you expect anyway? The formula of their music is such, that even a line up change won’t alter it in any way. Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer have been live replacements for original members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss for years but you virtually don’t hear the difference. Now this line up finally released Sonic Boom, the band’s first album in eleven years. And just like coca cola, it always tastes the same. A few years back Paul and Gene claimed that making a new album would be... METALLICA - Wednesday's Music Roundup Updated: 9:43 A.M.] NEWS:YEAH YEAH YEAHS Release iTunes Original Sessions EPFeatures interviews, acoustic renditions of “Maps,” “Runaway," and more. [Pitchfork]SLASH Records with WOLFMOTHER Frontman ANDREW STOCKDALEPouffy-haired Aussie sings on the former Guns N' Roses guitarist's next solo album. [NME]JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Exploring New Sounds, Not Rushing Next Record"For me it is about the process - the discovery of whatever it is it's going to be." JT said. [MTV]FAITH NO MORE Plot American Reunion ShowsReunited alt-metal band is "actively planning U.S. dates," Billy Gould Tweets. [Prefix]EVANESCENCE Announce NYC Concert"Secret show"... TESTAMENT - RISE Release Long-Awaited New Album, Pentagramnation California’s long running blackened death metallers RISE have just released their long-awaited new full-length album Pentagramnation through the band’s own label Hymnus Records. Produced by legendary guitarist-turned-producer James Murphy (ex-DEATH/OBITUARY/TESTAMENT), the disc features noteworthy guest spots by Angela Gossow (ARCH ENEMY) and Dave Suzuki (VITAL REMAINS). RISE recently shot a video for the title track, “Pentagramnation,” which is currently being finalized for a future release. Pentagramnation is available now through the band’s website and can also be found at Best Buy, FYE, Amazon.com, etc. Get more info on RISE at these links: www.risedeathmetal.com www.myspace.com/risedeathmetal Send to Facebook THIN LIZZY - SAXON, THIN LIZZY DIAMOND HEAD Members To Appear In Irish Documentary Earlier this year, guitarist Brian Tatler of legendary NWOBHM band DIAMOND HEAD took part as a judge and mentor in an Irish documentary following a number of bands. Scrap Metal was Ireland's first-ever "battle of the hard rock tribute band tour." Kicking off on May 16 in Dolan's Warehouse, Limerick, the trek took in venues in Tullamore (May 17, Bridge House) and Mullingar (May 19, The Stables) before the final bands met in Dublin's Button Factory for the last live rock skirmish. After each gig, a celebrity guest rock panel and fans decided which bands go through to the next night and,... Metallica - Metallica's Pinball, the Most Nudity Ever! & More If you love nudity, check out the new video for Detroit's Electric Six. Even if MTV aired videos, they wouldn't air this one. [Vimeo] Jay-Z gets the blessing of New York Governor David Patterson. Is that a good thing? [MTV] Andrew W.K. finds Jesus -- and it fills him with sexual feeling. Even Marvin Gaye is ashamed. [PunkNews] Metallica get a custom-made pinball machine. And the year is.... 1986??? [RoadRunner] R. Kelly [kinda] admits he can't read. That's just sad. And courageous. [Prefix] Mark Hoppus starts his new career as a hairdresser. Pete Wentz forgets to... JUDAS PRIEST - Rock Of Ages Fest 2009 HYDROGYN, PRAYING MANTIS, HOLY RAGE (featuring original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Allan Atkins), HOUSE OF LORDS, IMPERIA and POWER QUEST are among the confirmed bands for the rescheduled Rock Of Ages Fest 2009, set to take place November 20-22 at The Bridgehouse 2 in East London, England.After problems arose leading to the postponement of the festival in June (which was to be headlined by LAUREN HARRIS and IMPERIA), the event has moved from South Wales to its new home.The festival will feature nearly 60 bands across three days, with an indoor and outdoor stage for the Saturday and Sunday, and... Kiss - Part 2 Of Kiss ‘Sonic Boom’ Videos Posted Part 1 dropped yesterday and here’s the latest video from Kiss on their new album, ‘Sonic Boom’. Kiss have released the second video in their series of clips chronicling the recording of their new album, ‘Sonic Boom’. ‘Sonic Boom’ is a) kick-ass and b) in shops and available from Monday (October 5th). We seriously suggest that you get involved. OPETH - News : BARREN EARTH Release ''Our Twilight'' Debut EP "The perfect blend of light and darkness. A new level of amazing has been reached!!" - Dan Swano (Unisound - KATATONIA/OPETH/BLOODBATH) With former members of Finnish metallers AMORPHIS, plus current members of SWALLOW THE SUN, MOONSORROW, & KREATOR, Finland’s BARREN EARTH presents "Our Twilight"; the debut EP of progressive & folk textured death metal. Inspired by everything from OPETH to PINK FLOYD, & PARADISE LOST to JETHRO TULL, plus obscure psychedelic rock & Finnish prog, it’s a fine journey through the realm of melodic brutality & keyboard-soaked atmosphere. The "Our Twilight" EP opens with the title track, a fine exploration of brooding... |
